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The Informer

1935

In 1920s Dublin, a hulking, down-and-out man betrays his IRA friend to the British for a reward that could buy passage to America, and is consumed by guilt and fear as suspicion closes in. John Ford's brooding, expressionistic drama.

Why it’s here

An American classic centered on betrayal and republican underground life in Dublin.

Part of 10 Movies Set in or About Ireland

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